Patents by Inventor Louis Valentine
Louis Valentine has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11416212Abstract: Techniques and architectures may be used to provide an environment for a speech-based intelligent user assistant (IUA) having a flexible operating system that is based, at least in part, on the context of interaction of a user of a computing system with the computing system. Such a flexible operating system may allow for non-obtrusive communication of the IUA with the user. Thus, for example, a user may communicate with the IUA without interrupting their other activities on the computer, such as playing a video game.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Sreekar Choudhary, John Henson, Kevin Barnes, Louis Valentine, Zachariah Glen Johnson
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Patent number: 10900242Abstract: A baseboard for covering an expansion gap at an intersection of a vertical wall and a floor. The baseboard includes a substantially L-shaped body formed of a thermoplastic material and having a toe portion and a wall portion. The toe portion has a front side and a back side, and the wall portion has a front side, a back side, an upper end, and a lower end. The back side of the wall portion is provided with a plurality of spaced-apart ventilation channels extending entirely across the wall portion from the upper end of the wall portion to the lower end thereof to permit air-flow to and from the floor gap. At least the front side of the toe portion and the front side of the wall portion is coated with a flexible coating.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Inventor: Jim Louis Valentine
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Publication number: 20200340257Abstract: A baseboard for covering an expansion gap at an intersection of a vertical wall and a floor. The baseboard includes a substantially L-shaped body formed of a thermoplastic material and having a toe portion and a wall portion. The toe portion has a front side and a back side, and the wall portion has a front side, a back side, an upper end, and a lower end. The back side of the wall portion is provided with a plurality of spaced-apart ventilation channels extending entirely across the wall portion from the upper end of the wall portion to the lower end thereof to permit air-flow to and from the floor gap. At least the front side of the toe portion and the front side of the wall portion is coated with a flexible coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2019Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventor: Jim Louis Valentine
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Publication number: 20170337035Abstract: Techniques and architectures may be used to provide an environment for a speech-based intelligent user assistant (IUA) having a flexible operating system that is based, at least in part, on the context of interaction of a user of a computing system with the computing system. Such a flexible operating system may allow for non-obtrusive communication of the IUA with the user. Thus, for example, a user may communicate with the IUA without interrupting their other activities on the computer, such as playing a video game.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2016Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Sreekar Choudhary, John Henson, Kevin Barnes, Louis Valentine, Zachariah Glen Johnson
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Publication number: 20150059276Abstract: A shock absorber for a sports floor assembly. The shock absorber is formed of an elastomeric material and has a base with a first side and an opposing second side. The shock absorber has a plurality of teeth extending from the first side of the base. The base is connectable to a sub-flooring of the floor assembly with the second side positioned adjacent to the sub-flooring.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventor: Jim Louis Valentine
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Patent number: 7735280Abstract: A shock absorber for a sports floor assembly. The shock absorber has a base portion and a truncated pyramid portion. The base portion is formed of an elastomeric material and is connectable to a sub-flooring of the floor assembly with the second side positioned adjacent to the sub-flooring. The pyramid portion extends from the first side of the base portion. The pyramid portion is formed of an elastomeric material and has stepped sides.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2008Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Inventor: Jim Louis Valentine
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Publication number: 20090211192Abstract: A shock absorber for a sports floor assembly. The shock absorber has a base portion and a truncated pyramid portion. The base portion is formed of an elastomeric material and is connectable to a sub-flooring of the floor assembly with the second side positioned adjacent to the sub-flooring. The pyramid portion extends from the first side of the base portion. The pyramid portion is formed of an elastomeric material and has stepped sides.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2008Publication date: August 27, 2009Inventor: Jim Louis Valentine
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Patent number: 7516584Abstract: A baseboard for covering an expansion gap located at an intersection of a vertical wall and a floor. The baseboard is formed of thermoplastic elastomer and has an L-shaped body having a toe portion and a wall portion. The back side of the wall portion has a plurality of spaced-apart ventilation channels extending from the upper end of the wall portion to the lower end thereof. Each ventilation channel has a substantially rectangular shaped cross-section. The back side of the wall portion further includes a plurality of wall contact surfaces extending between each ventilation channel and a plurality of adhesive gripping grooves formed therethrough that function as a catch element when the baseboard is adhesively secured to the wall.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2004Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Inventor: Jim Louis Valentine
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Patent number: 6742312Abstract: A shock absorber for a sports floor assembly. The shock absorber has a base portion and a nodule portion. The base portion is formed of an elastomeric material. The nodule portion extends a distance from one side of the base portion and has a first layer formed of an elastomeric material with a durometer Shore hardness substantially equal to the durometer Shore hardness of the base portion. The nodule portion has a second layer formed of an elastomeric material having a durometer Shore hardness less than the durometer Shore hardness of the base portion and the first layer of the nodule portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2002Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Citizens State BankInventor: Jim Louis Valentine
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Publication number: 20020178675Abstract: A shock absorber for a sports floor assembly. The shock absorber has a base portion and a nodule portion. The base portion is formed of an elastomeric material. The nodule portion extends a distance from one side of the base portion and has a first layer formed of an elastomeric material with a durometer Shore hardness substantially equal to the durometer Shore hardness of the base portion. The nodule portion has a second layer formed of an elastomeric material having a durometer Shore hardness less than the durometer Shore hardness of the base portion and the first layer of the nodule portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2002Publication date: December 5, 2002Inventor: Jim Louis Valentine
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Patent number: 4107698Abstract: In a magnetic ink jet printer a continuous stream of ferrofluid ink drops is projected toward a print medium. A magnetic selector located proximate the stream is operated in synchronism with the flight of the ink drops for deflecting individual unwanted ink drops into a drop catcher. Due to fringing effects produced by the selector when unwanted drops are selected, adjacent print drops are deflected a lesser amount from the initial stream trajectory. Print drops not affected by the fringe magnetic field produced to select unwanted drops are subjected to a compensation deflection depending on their position relative to the unwanted drops so that all print drops follow the same trajectory, after passing the magnetic selector in their travel through a vertical deflector and deposition onto the print medium.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1977Date of Patent: August 15, 1978Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Louis Valentine Galetto, Donald Frederick Jensen
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Patent number: 4079931Abstract: An exercycle frame for an exercycle having a rider's seat, pedals and handle bars in a conventional arrangement, with the pedals driving a drag wheel below the handle bars through a conventional, sprocket-chain connection. The framework, formed of tubular members welded together, includes a longitudinal body tube extending from the rear floor point to frame forks at the front which carry the wheel. The seat structure upstands from this body tube and a pedal-bearing-retainer tube is attached to the underside of this body tube. Transversely disposed stabilizer tubes with extending arms at the base of this framework holds it in an upright, stable position.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1976Date of Patent: March 21, 1978Assignee: The Perfection Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Henry L. Valentine, Louis A. Valentine
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Patent number: 4075636Abstract: A dot matrix printer apparatus has a magnetic ink jet recording head which projects a continuous stream of ferro-fluid ink drops toward a print medium. The ink drops are rastered in the direction orthogonal to the direction of relative motion of the recording head and the print medium to form characters from columns of dots. The slant of the characters caused by the change in direction of relative motion is controlled by reversing the direction or sequence of rastering of ink drops when the direction of printing reverses.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1976Date of Patent: February 21, 1978Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Louis Valentine Galetto, Johann Hans Meier, Walter Thornton Pimbley, Bruce Allen Wolfe
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Patent number: D251747Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1976Date of Patent: May 1, 1979Assignee: The Perfection Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Henry L. Valentine, Louis A. Valentine